My rack setup for the longest time was a carvin quad x preamp the 4channel preamp with nine 12ax7s. Quadraverb gt battery replacement 14082015 12h11 fixing an alesis quadraverb gt for easy battery replacement i have removed the old battery by taking it entirely out. I believe i can load them and that would give me a good starting point. Dec 23, 2006 since mine is the gt all the patches i have are for guitar. Charlie hall has developed patch sets for these quadraverb units and some others over the years. The quadraverb was alesis flagship effects processor. This picture shows the place where the old battery was soldered to the circuit board. Compared with modern digital fx boxes, the sounds are warm and very close to reallity more info and eftp patches here. It is only the alesis quadraverb gt for sale not the box it is mounted in. This manual is available in the following languages. Are all quadraverb gts able to be programmed with the eftp patches, or do i need to check serialnumbers, right chipset, software and so on, or will the all be alike and should i buy it if the unit is in good shape and working. Ac power adapter for alesis quadraverb, gt, quadraverb 2 s4, qsr, p4 ac09 25d. This will initialize all programs and settings to their factory defaults. Midi quest is the only professional multiinstrument editorlibrarian that supports midi hardware from.
Chapter 2 quadraverb gt modules and configurations 14. Information about and related to the alesis quadraverb. The alesis quadraverb is a multieffects processor, mostly focusing on reverb and delay processing. This manual comes under the category midi keyboards and has been rated by 1 people with an average of a 5. For some reason or another, i thought it was the coolest preamp on the market at the time. Alesis quadraverb manual pdf alesis quadraverb patcher 1. My strymon bigsky sounds so cold and sterile in comparison. Editing is also simple with the nice big display that shows all the blocks and the routing. You can do some cool stuff like choose the effect order, and some funky internal patching so you have chorused delay and unchorused reverb etc. View online or download alesis quadraverb reference manual, service manual. Alesis quadraverb unit is not included in this sale, only the lcd part. I would also be interested in buying a used or nonworking unit. Back in the 90s i actually was getting calls to not only play bass but to run sound for theatre shows due to the quadraverb. Since then, they have introduced additional members of the quadraverb family, including the quadraverb plus, the quadraverb gt guitar effects processor, and the quadraverb 2.
From what i can tell, the only difference between that and the quadraverb plus is that the gt adds the preampdistortion section, which has to be turned off for every patch you dont want it on, right. The alesis quadraverb gt effects processor is something i owned myself for a long time. Provides patches and manuals for a number of synths. Individual patches each of these patches is stored in its 155byte sysex format. Alesis quadraverb repair help requested gareth magennis. With 16hz20khz of bandwidth inside one stereo programmable box, the alesis quadraverb plus upgrades the original quadraverb with a bevy of new features.
Korg, yamaha, roland, alesis, akai, line 6, maudio, and tcelectronic. Alesis quadraverb to quadraverb plus firmware upgrade chip. He yaa little prs all the effects that the standard can be found on a multieffects. This rack mount unit is arguably better for electric instruments like guitar, being a product of the late 80s and early 90s. Alesis quadraverb gt guitar effects processor, use. Im using a factory preset called large room there are no other effects or post processing. Midi quest alesis quadraverb editor and librarian for windows. It is absolutely mint, and i am the original owner. Are all quadraverb gt s able to be programmed with the eftp patches, or do i need to check serialnumbers, right chipset, software and so on, or will the all be alike and should i buy it if the unit is in good shape and working. At the time, this was one of the best guitar effects units you could buy. These vintage units regularly show up on ebay, often listed in as is condition with the lcd display being dead or erratic. This is a live demo of an alesis quadraverb on a steinway m. This lets you use the amps overdrive options to further color the quadraverb gts sound.
This is a used alesis quadraverb and includes the alesis factoryinstalled plus upgrade. This is my alesis quadraverb gt guitar originally bought for 211. Ive owned a quadraverb and a quadraverb plus since the early 90s. Quadraverb 2 pdf thank you for purchasing the alesis quadraverb 2 simultaneous effects processor. A friend just game me an alesis quadraverb unit to use some effects with my guitar. Before i buy a alesis quadraverb, more questions about. Also compatible with alesis quadraverb gt, quadraverb plus, and data disk. The quadraverbs ribbon cable is a bit unconventional. Repairing and restoring an alesis quadraverbgt lcd display. Or, patch the quadraverb gt into an ampos effects loop. Up for sale is a really cool, useful and musical rack guitar preamp and multieffects unit by alesis.
It has been sitting in a 12space rack in storage back bedroom and has rarely been used in the last three years. Chris scurrah provides his original patches for the novation bass station rack, korg dw8000, korg ns5r, korg 05rw and alesis quadraverb. I havent used the in depth features of the quadraverb, but ive used it enough to get a good gist of what it can and cannot do. Reverbs are good, better that the original quadraverb but not as good as my behringer vverb 2496, sorry to mention the b word qverbs are dirt cheap at the moment, a nobrainer really no matter which version you get. Midi patch editor for alesis quadraverb gt effects processor. The quadraverb gt can insert between your guitar and subsequent effects units or amplification systems. I remember replacing the screen about 5 times during the time i had the unit. New lcd for alesis quadraverb, quadraverb gt, data disk. Ada was big at the time, and frankly had better overall tones, but i really liked the deepdeep dive aspects of the gt. The second unit has sat unused for at least a couple of years, but sooner or later im sure ill find an occassion to fire that one up as well.
The quadraverb cable has pin 1 5v and 2 gnd on the opposite side to the red stripe. Sound quest has been creating sysex editorlibrarian software for over 30 years. This is one of my favorite effects processors which still sounds excellent today. It has never been gigged with, racked home studio use only. The quadraverb plus is an upgraded version of the original. I have two quadraverb gt s and an original quadraverb. Unless the distortion is really stellar, i feel like id be better off looking for an se70 or something else. The alesis quadraverb ruled the rackprocessor market of the late 80s and early 90s and can still be found in countless guitar rigs, studios and live sound setups to this day. Alesis quadraverb midi control home recording forums. I have a quadraverbgt that im going to be using as an effects unit for a live pa setup. My ex was also a quadraverb user at the time, i just left it with her. View the manual for the alesis quadraverb 2 here, for free. Alesis quadraverb gt, guitar multieffects processorpreamp.
Repairing and restoring an alesis quadraverbgt lcd. It is still in my rack for effects to me it has the best reverbs and chorus of any effects unit i have ever heard or tried. Turn on the qvs power while still holding the program and bypass buttons. Nowadays, replacement lcds are hard to come by, probably cost more than the quadraverb is worth. Alesis quadraverb marshall shredmaster fender deluxe. Factory reset to initialize all programs and settings to their factory defaults. The quadraverb is a very flexible and controllable multieffects unit with eq, reverb, delay, resonator, flanger, phaser, ring modulation etc. Details about alesis quadraverb to quadraverb plus firmware upgrade chip. The only way to resolve the problem is to press the program and bypass buttons down as the quadraverb is turned on, and to hold them down until the unit displays the edit buffer patch.
Oct 07, 2016 this is the best preset on the quadraverb. These lcds are slightly thinner than the originals, so they do sit a few mm further back from the front panel. If you select a link and your browser shows you a bunch of gibberish, you need to come back here and tell your browser to explicitly download the contents of the link. It works perfectly, but i bought it with a lessthanstellar description, a bit of a gamble. If only this was ever shrunk down to pedal size id buy 3. If you do want one, make sure you dont get the quadraverb gt with the guitar preamp built in, get a straight quadraverb instead. For example, if using netscape navigator, select save link as. Does anyone have a sysex dump of the factory patches for a regular quadraverb or quadraverb plus. Do you have a question about the alesis quadraverb 2 or do you need help. Integrate the quadraverb with your daw and use it the same way as a softsynth or run the editor as a separate application connected to your quadraverb. The sounds are very close to the original sounds of many vintage echo tape units from the past. Visual inspection a short visual inspection of the unit under test will often yield. The alesis quadraverb is a programmable stereo effects box processor utilizing four digital effects, originally released in 1989.
Apr 19, 2012 this is a live demo of an alesis quadraverb on a steinway m. Since mine is the gt all the patches i have are for guitar. Also note there are the quadraverb plus, quadraverb gt, quadraverb 2, and. As far as connections go, its got midi jacks as well as 14 connections for stereo inputs and outputs.
Midi quest alesis quadraverb editor and librarian for. There are also some cakewalk instrument definition files available for download. Preface your purchase of the manual shall be for your own ultimate use and shall not be for purposes of resale or other transfer. But if you really want to get the full understanding of the capabilities of this amazing preampmultieffects unit, you can download and print the manual from the internet. Repair of a dead alesis quadraverb effects processor from ebay. Once the qv displays the edit buffer batch, you can release the buttons. See i had actually bought a quadraverb 2 a few years ago which had a quadraverb plus eprom in it. You can display, edit, tweak, organize, audition, archive and manage your quadraverb from the focal point of your studio. But unfortunately due to it being 2nd hand it had a fault with it and had to return it to the music shop in exchange for an amp of course.
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